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Playing with the wind advantage in the first half, the reigning All-Ireland champions moved into a three point lead inside 12 minutes as Rock fired over his second score.

Donegal were hit by the forced withdrawal of Martin O'Reilly with an injury two minutes later, but their skipper Michael Murphy pegged that advantage back to one with two well-taken frees into the stiff breeze.

Dublin threatened to pull clear with the first goal chance of the game in the 28th minute.

It was a sweeping move started by Denis Bastick that saw Mannion find Paddy Andrews with a precise centre, and the St Brigid's man picked out Bernard Brogan.